Vehicle-wheel.



,y Cananea.' Goss, or nonnnr LEE, 'rnxns specification' of LettersPatent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1911.

. nppiicauon inea .huye-1, 1910# serial No. 573,066.

To all .it may concern: I

;'l 3e .1t known that' I, CHARLESV E.' Goss a cltizen of 'the' United',States, residing at provide an improved construction of vehicle wheeland the inventionfrelates more para ticularly tov that class oflsuchWheels which are designed to obviate the employment fof; pneumatictiresand yet secure'all ofthe advantages whichv would accrue fromthe useof such tires.l v

y',One of the primary aims of theinvention to so yconstruct' the l'wheellthat* its lresil-iency maybe adjusted infthe same manner that theresiliency ofa pneumatic tire may beadjusted by intlating it to agreater'vor less degree. V- y It is a further object of the inventiontol provide against accumulation of mud or dust `between the rims of thewheel so that the resiliency of the:` springs interposed between therims will not be impaired.

' With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe general constructionand arrangement of parts shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of awheel constructed in accordance with the present invention.

"Fig: 2 is a detail view similar to Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line of Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and are detailviews of the .inner end of one of the spokes of the wheel.

Fig. 6 is a detail section taken on 4line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, the wheel is' illustrated as embodying, among otherelements, an inner rim which is indicated by the numeral 5 and ispreferablyvformed of stout sheet metal bent up to channel form with acircumferential concavity'throughout the en-` tire extent of lthe innerrim. Fitted to the inner rim is an *outer rim which is made up of aplurality of sections indicated by the lnumeral 6 and hingedly cennectedas at 7, 'at I. l

are hinged' attheir ends and in ,order that the several Sections mayhave relative movelment upon their hinge connections, one end ofeachsection is. ojli-set as indicated by the numeral 8. Each section ofthe outer rim is formed, in its side wall, with aplurality of notchesindicated by the numeral 9 and bolts 10 are secured through the sidewalls of the lnner rim 5 and have fitted upon them, rota-I tively,sleeves 11, the said bolts and their sleeves engaging in correspondingnotches in thel saidside wall of the sections of the outer rim,to retainthe outer rim for rotation with ,the inner rim. Each section of the'outer rim is formed,'at a point midway between its ends, with aninwardly project- .ing stud 12 upon theinner face of its'bot- Atom walland aspring -13 isl tted at one Iwrench or other suitable implement tobe employed in turning thescrew. The sev/'-v 'eral screws 15 arethreaded through openings in thel connecting wall of the inner rim andit will be readily understood that byadjusting these screws, the'tension of the corresponding springs `may be varied as desired. Inorder to hold these screws 15 in adjustment, jam nuts indicated by thenumeral 17 are threaded upon these screws and bear against the outerside 'of the connecting wall of the inner rim. It wiIlt be readilyunderstood at this point that the resiliency ofthe spring may be`variedso as to render the wheel as a whole, more `or less yieldable .and thatthus, the same eects can be produced by adjusting these screws 15 as byinflating to a veater or less degree the ordinarypneumatic tires now inuse upon A wheels hof this type.

' The'hub of the wheel is indicated by the numeral I1 8 ,and the spokesconnecting the h-ub and inne-r rim by the numeral 1,9these spokes 'beingtubular and opening into the hub and" also into the concavity of the.said inner It' will be observed that each of theI spokes 19, near itsinner end, is formed with an opening Q0 and that the material which isstruck u to afford this Iopening is bent in to aiior a defiector wing 21closing the inner end of the spokeand preventing mud' and otheraccumulations which may find their way into the space betweenA the innerand outer rims, falling through the spoke and into the hub butoleleeting such accumulations through the opening 20.

A covering or sheat 22 of any Suitable material is fitted 'over theSections of the outer rim and Secured by bolts 23, at its edges, to theinner rim, there being a ring 24 fitted over the said edges and held inplace by the said bolts 23.

What is elaimei is:-

l. In, a vehicle Wheel, an inner rim of channel formation, an outer rimor" channel formation fitting the inner riin, springs interposeelbetween the rims, a hub, and spokes connect-ing the hub and inner rim,the Spokes being hollow and opening through the inner rim, the materialof the spoke being struck back throughout a definite area, to form anopening and such area of material serving to close the inner enel of thespoke and serve as a deleetor.

2. in a Wheel, a hub, spokes, an inner rirn Loeaeee supported by the spokes and of channel for`- mation, an outer rim comprising a pluralityof sect-ions of channel formation and disposed enel to end in an annularseries, the connecting portions of the said sections being hingetllyconnected, the side portions of each Section at one end being laterallyoli'set and. overlapping the eorresponding portions of the next adjacentsection, the side portions of the sections at their ends being notched,bolts extending transversely of the inner rim and engaging inthe notchesin the sides of the said sections, and springs interposed between the.inner rim and the sent-ions of the enter rim.

In. teetinionyl that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaliixed my signature in the presence of 'two Witnesses.

CHARLES E. GOSS. lVi tnesses Mrs. J'. S. GARDNER, T. JOHNSON.

